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Celebrating 125 Years
A Look at the History of Women Lawyers in Atlanta

Minnie Hale Daniel, Georgia
Association for Women
Lawyers (GAWL) founder.

Shirley Motley, 18, signs in
(image to the right) as the
youngest GAWL member, July,
26, 1939.

Miss Mary Tennenbaum and members of the Georgia Association
for Women Lawyers. Tennenbaum was GAWL President from
1931-1932 and Charter Member.

An Ad for women law students in the Macon Daily Telegraph (August 24, 1917). One year prior, the General Assembly of
the State of Georgia passed a law to allow women to practice law (August 19, 1916).
Photos courtesy of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, gawl.org.
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THE ATLANTA LAWYER

November 2013

The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association